Small Butterfly

As I was making the Flowered headbands for my teenage daughter, I wanted to do something different and cute for my little toddlers.  I love butterflies, so this is what I came up with.  I just left a chain on the back, so it can slide on a headband, or I can use a clip.  My other idea for them is to hang some sheer material from the ceiling above their beds to make a canopy and then pin a few butterflies to the material.  I haven't gotten all the materials to complete this project, but that is something I want to accomplish this summer. 

Materials: yarn and pipe cleaner

Directions:

Chain 6 and slip stich in the first chain to form a ring. 

Chain 3, 4 DC, Chain 3, slipstitch in ring (1st inner wing)

Chain 3, 4 DC, Chain 3, slipstitch in ring (2nd inner wing)

Chain 3, 2 Tr, Chain 3, slipstitch in top of last Tr (to form point)

2 Tr, Chain 3, slipstitch in ring

Chain 3, 2 Tr, Chain 3, sl st in top of last Tr, 2 Tr, Chain 3

Slip stitch in ring

2 sl st in original ch 3

12 DC in between 2nd & 3rd DC of wing

Sl st in space between wings

2 Sl st in Ch 3 sp, 12 DC in between 2nd & 3rd DC of next wing

Sl st in space between wings

Chain 3, turn butterfly over and sl st directly accross between wings. 

Fasten off

Insert Pipe cleaner and shape





Large Butterflies

A friend and I made these butterflies 22 years ago.  We put a treat with them and gave them to kids in the hospital.  I don't know where the original pattern came from, but here is the pattern I have used this last month.  These are cute to hang on the wall as decor, or glue a magnet to the back to put on your fridge for a springtime touch.  My toddlers also like to play with them.

Materials: yarn and 1 pipe cleaner
Size: 3" tall x 4" wide
Note: (*ch 2 counts as 1 DC)

Directions:

Round 1:
     Chain 8 and join together with a slip stich,

     Chain 2,

     2 DC in ring, chain 1,
     * 3 DC, ch 1 (in ring)* Repeat *to* until you have 8 clusters total
     slip stitch in first ch 2 to connect.
Round 2:
     Chain 2 and turn
     2 DC, CH 1, 3 DC in first ch1 space
     3DC, CH 1, 3Dc in each of the next CH1 spaces
     slip stitch to the beginning ch 2 to connect
Round 3:
     CH 1, turn
     SC in CH1 space
     **10 DC in next CH1 space then
     SC in next CH1 space ** repeat **to** around
     End with sl st in beginning CH1 space. Fasten off and weave in ends.

     Fold in half and insert pipe cleaner in hole of butterfly as shown in photos below.

 

    

    

WINNER!!!!!

The winner of the April drawing for an Afghan is Vaylene Perry.  Vaylene gets to choose the color or colors for her blanket and I will post pictures when I start and finish it.  Thank you Everyone for your enteries.  Keep checking the site ...  I may do another drawing soon.